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The MPCA had $800,000 in grant funding to help businesses, nonprofits, schools, and local governments with projects that use recyclable materials or process recyclable material into a higher value material.
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an air quality alert for northeast Minnesota. The alert takes effect at 8 a.m. on Thursday, May 29, and runs until 6 p.m. on Friday, May 30. The affected area includes Two Harbors, Hibbing, Ely, Duluth, and the Tribal Nations of Grand Portage and Fond du Lac. Air quality is expected to reach the red AQI category which is unhealthy for everyone.
The MPCA is authorized to develop numeric water quality criteria that apply specifically to a water body or region where the pollutant is found, using data from that water body or region.
The MPCA sought a contractor to lead the effort to identify and replace Tribal members' old wood stoves that are not certified by the U.S. EPA.
MPCA investigation found stormwater permit violations that occurred during a construction project in 2025, with sediment-laden stormwater entering a stream at a construction site in Chaska.
Image Air quality is expected to reach the purple AQI category in northeast Minnesota, which is very unhealthy for everyone.The Minnesota Pollution…
The Olmsted Soil and Water Conservation District's Soil Health Farm demonstrates how farmers can benefit from practices that also provide resilience to climate change.
An air emissions risk analysis estimates the potential human health risks from air pollution emitted by a facility.
Image Air quality is expected to reach the red AQI category, which is unhealthy for everyone, in northwest MinnesotaThe Minnesota Pollution Control…
Regulatory certainty is an incentive for municipalities that will employ biological nutrient removal in their wastewater treatment technology, and that are willing to accept a nitrogen limits in…
The MPCA works with partners throughout Minnesota each year to gauge the health of waters and identify stressors that harm fish and other aquatic life.
A brownfield assessment is a property investigation looking for potential contamination.
The MPCA is currently recruiting volunteers to measure water clarity in numerous lakes and streams across the state and then report the data back to the agency.
The Regional Haze Rule requires states to improve visibility in our nation's national parks and wildernesses (Class I areas) and restore them to natural visibility conditions by 2064.
Communities facing the impacts of air pollution will soon have new resources to understand and improve the air quality in their neighborhoods after the MPCA awarded $…
MPCA's recommended review criteria for wastewater treatment facilities that need to perform system maintenance that requires approval to bypass untreated or partially treated domestic wastewater.
Public entities In Minnesota, most sustainable purchasing requirements are implemented at the local government level. However, there are some state requirements for public entities: Minnesota state…
MPCA is planning new rules governing air quality, establishing new rules for odor management plan requirements.
The MPCA's regulatory, cleanup, and monitoring programs create and maintain spatial data that serve our environmental protection work and can be shared with partners and researchers.
The MPCA offers a variety of tools to help counties, cities, and townships develop and support systems that recover resources and manage waste.Notify the agency about changes to contacts in your…